Player Career

Demie Sumo-Karngbaye Career Story

Career story, signature performances, transfer context, and season arc are grouped for biography-style searches.

Player Story

Demie Sumo-Karngbaye story

Demie Sumo-Karngbaye built his college career from 2021 through 2024 as a running back from Willingboro, NJ, spending time with Kentucky and NC State. The clearest part of Demie Sumo-Karngbaye's career was his backfield work: 1,030 rushing yards, 204 carries, 9 rushing touchdowns, and 371 receiving yards across 32 career games in the available record. His career also includes 371 receiving yards, 7 tackles, and 117 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Demie Sumo-Karngbaye's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

  1. 1

    NC State

    2021-2022

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    Kentucky

    2023-2024

    Final stop

Season Value Progression

2021202220232024
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2021 Regular SeasonNC State0—0—
2022 Regular SeasonNC State45352.315.5453
2023 Regular SeasonKentucky20849.67.2-245
2024 Regular SeasonKentucky74050.626.3532

Transfer Portal History

Matched portal movement

SeasonPathMovementValueDate
2023NC State to KentuckyP4 to P484Apr 27, 2023

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs Texas Tech

Week 3 · W 27-14

Win with 147 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

147

Scrimmage Yards

85.1 takeover

147 scrimmage yards and 34 usage.

Game stats

#2

vs Georgia

Week 3 · L 12-13 · Conference game

110

Scrimmage Yards

82.3 takeover

Loss driven by a workhorse rushing load.

110 scrimmage yards and 40.7 usage.

Game stats

#3

vs Vanderbilt

Week 7 · L 13-20 · Conference game

90

Scrimmage Yards

77.5 takeover

Loss with 90 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

90 scrimmage yards and 33.3 usage.

Game stats

#4

vs Akron

Week 3 · W 35-3

58

Scrimmage Yards

76.7 takeover

Win with 58 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

58 scrimmage yards and 10.5 usage.

Game stats

#5

vs South Carolina

Week 2 · L 6-31 · Conference game

73

Scrimmage Yards

69.3 takeover

Loss with 73 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

73 scrimmage yards and 34.6 usage.

Game stats

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2024 Regular Season · Kentucky

740 primary output · 50.6 efficiency · 26.3 usage

75.6

#2

2022 Regular Season · NC State

54.2

453 primary · 52.3 efficiency · 15.5 usage

#3

2021 Regular Season · NC State

50

0 primary · — efficiency · 0 usage

Milestones

0

100+ rush yards

0

150+ scrimmage yards

2

2+ TD games

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